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Sioux City Journal: Governor vetoes bill aimed at programs for deaf, hard-of-hearing
Among bills that Gov. Mike Rounds vetoed Friday was one that would require the Board of Regents and state Education Department to establish certain programs for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
The governor also rejected bills dealing with gift certificates and farm wine sales.
Rounds said the bill concerning hearing-impaired children muddies the responsibility for those youngsters.
Although people who supported the measure argued it will require the South Dakota School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls to accept children with multiple disabilities, the governor said the legislation won't do that.
He said it will conflict with federal requirements for special education services and may jeopardize federal funding.
A bill that would require gift certificates to clearly disclose expiration dates is well-intended but would be at odds with existing state law that protects their value for five years, Rounds said in his veto of that measure.
The governor also vetoed a bill that would allow retailers to get a new alcohol license for the take-out sale of not only beer but also South Dakota farm wines. Rounds said he earlier signed a bill that creates a wine retailer license that allows both off-sale and on-sale consumption.
There's no need for another license, he said.
Among bills that Gov. Mike Rounds vetoed Friday was one that would require the Board of Regents and state Education Department to establish certain programs for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
The governor also rejected bills dealing with gift certificates and farm wine sales.
Rounds said the bill concerning hearing-impaired children muddies the responsibility for those youngsters.
Although people who supported the measure argued it will require the South Dakota School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls to accept children with multiple disabilities, the governor said the legislation won't do that.
He said it will conflict with federal requirements for special education services and may jeopardize federal funding.
A bill that would require gift certificates to clearly disclose expiration dates is well-intended but would be at odds with existing state law that protects their value for five years, Rounds said in his veto of that measure.
The governor also vetoed a bill that would allow retailers to get a new alcohol license for the take-out sale of not only beer but also South Dakota farm wines. Rounds said he earlier signed a bill that creates a wine retailer license that allows both off-sale and on-sale consumption.
There's no need for another license, he said.